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Russia bars El Al route to St. Petersburg as punishment for blocking Aeroflot flights - report

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  • Russia rejected El Al’s proposed route between Israel and St. Petersburg, according to N12, after Aeroflot flights to Israel were blocked.
  • The proposed route followed the suspension of El Al’s Tel Aviv-Moscow service in June amid the security situation linked to the Russia-Ukraine war.
  • Red Wings continues to operate a route between Israel and Russia, while Ukrainian drone attacks in June disrupted flights from Moscow airports.

Russia has rejected El Al’s attempt to establish a route between Israel and St. Petersburg, N12 reported, in what the report described as an alleged effort to punish Israel.

El Al sought the new service after suspending its Tel Aviv-Moscow route in June because of the security situation surrounding the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. According to N12, Russia blocked the plan after Aeroflot was prevented from landing in Israel following US and European sanctions against Russian companies.

Another Russian carrier, Red Wings, continues to operate a route between Israel and Russia.

Air travel between the countries has also been affected by the war. Ukrainian drone attacks against Russia in June grounded flights from all major Moscow airports and caused more than 500 delays. Kyiv said the strikes responded to an attack that damaged a nearly 1,000-year-old monastery in the city.

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